Fire place air conditioning apparatus

ABSTRACT

Air conditioning apparatus cooperates with and is at least partially installed in a fire place and its chimney to enable the fire place to be used for cooling as well as heating.

[111 3,733,342 [4 1 May 22, 1973 United States Patent 1 Numsen S T N m d m A .IIP S s E m e .m w e D R E H N U m U [54] FIRE PLACE AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS Harry P. Numsen, Antioch, Calif.

July 21, 1971 [21] Appl. No.: 164,670

2,637,181 5/1953 Schrum [76] Inventor:

[22] Filed:

Primary Examiner-Meyer Perlin Attorney-Richard S. Shreve, Jr.

ABSTRACT Air conditioning apparatus cooperates with and is at least partially installed in a tire place and its chimney to enable the tire place to be used for cooling as well as heating.

[52] US. 62/304 [51] Int. 23/12 [58] Field of Search.......... ............62/259, 304, 314;

1 Claim, 2 Drawing Figures Patented May 22, 1973 FIG .I.

I IG. 2'.

INVENTOR. IVI/MSEIV 1 FIRE PLACE AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE My invention is directed toward apparatus making use of an existing fire place and chimney to permit the fire place to be used for cooling in the summers, the apparatus being at least partially removable to facilitate BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one form of my invention in use and;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the fire place as used in FIG.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring first to FIGS. 1 and 2, parallel horizontal angle iron brackets are secured to a chimney 22 by connecting rods and bolts 12 and cooperating nuts 14. These brackets also are secured to an evaporative air cooling unit 16 and have feet 17 resting on roof 18. A

removable curved length of tubing 20 connected between the unit 16 and the top of chimney 22 provides the desired air channel. A removable panel 24 in fire place 26 has grilles for passing and directing air flow. Suitable controls 30 are disposed in the panel. Electrical cable 32 passing up through chimney and tubing connects the unit to the controls. The controls are connected by a second cable 34 to a suitable source of electricity.

For winter use, the panel is removed and tubing 20 is also removed.

While I have described my invention with particular reference to the drawings, such is not to be considered as limiting its actual scope.

Having thus described this invention, what is asserted as new is:

1. In combination with a fireplace and a chimney extending upward therefrom and communicating therewith;

an air distribution panel removably disposed in said fireplace;

an evaporative cooler;

brackets secured to said chimney and to said cooler;

controls in said panel operatively connected to said cooler; and

a removable curved length of tubing connected between said cooler and the top of said chimney, whereby said cooler forces cool air through said tubing down through said chimney for discharge via the fireplace. 

1. In combination with a fireplace and a chimney extending upward therefrom and communicating therewith; AN AIR DISTRIBUTION PANEL REMOVABLY DISPOSED IN SAID FIREPLACE; AN EVAPORATIVE COOLER; BRACKETS SECURED TO SAID CHIMNEY AND TO SAID COOLER; CONTROLS IN SAID PANEL OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID COOLER; AND A REMOVABLE CURVED LENGTH OF TUBING CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID COOLER AND THE TOP OF SAID CHIMNEY, WHEREBY SAID COOLER FORCES COOL AIR THROUGH SAID TUBING DOWN THROUGH SAID CHIMNEY FOR DISCHARGE VIA THE FIREPLACE. 